No Child's Potty Training Journey

Father gets up once during night to empty his bladder and mother reports problems with bladder leakage from stress incontinence(Johnson family, personal communication, June 24, 2012).

Toddlers empty bladder less frequent, begin to develop voluntary control or urination, full control comes later”

For some children, nighttime potty training can be an easy and smooth transition from their daytime routine. For these kids, simply being able to conquer bladder control during the day develops their nighttime habits enough that they are able to stay dry the majority of the time. However, about one third of kids under the age of three still have accidents.

Bedwetting is a problem that has been giving parents nightmares since forever. Bedwetting is an issue because in bedwetting children urinate during sleep, mostly to no fault of their own. Growing up, these children develop shyness and a general fear of people, who they believe would judge them and if they come to know their problem. It is very important though to note that children having the problem of bedwetting do not deliberately and intentionally do it, in fact, in most cases they don’t even know they’re doing it until morning, after they wake up and notice the wet bed. Even for parents that have kids with bedwetting problems, it very important to realize that this is not something that their kids can control and that they should not make their kids feel guilty or shameful about wetting their bed as that might have a long lasting effect on their child’s mind. To

Readiness signs you are looking for include a general spirit of cooperation, waking up dry after naps, asking to be changed when wet or soiled and imitating older siblings going potty or wanting to sit on the potty chair. These are vital indicators that must occur at least in part before potty training can begin.

Tom is described by his mother to be a sound sleeper for the first 3 hours and usually falls asleep around 8PM watching television in her room. His father then transfers him to his own bed. However, between the hours of 12AM and 3AM Tom usually wakes up to use the bathroom on occasion he wets the bed. Some nights he experiences sleep talking as well as sleep walking and on those days he has a difficult time waking up at 8AM to get ready for

Jorge is experiencing primary nocturnal enuresis. Nocturnal enuresis is described as urinary incontinence while sleeping in a child five years or older. (AAFP, 2017)

Incontinence is one of the major problems faced by the elderly. Nurses can play a significant role in discovering continence problems (Lea R.et.al.2007). Urinary incontinence is the unintentional passing of urine. It is a very common problem and is thought to affect more than 50 million people in the developed world.(NHS.UK). To identify the problem and provide necessary treatment at the early stage, a thorough physical assessment is necessary.

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common and upsetting problem for aged patients, their families and friends, and the health professional that care for them. It means that you can’t constantly control when you urinate, or ‘pee’. As a consequence, you soaked your clothes. This can be embarrassed, but it can be treated (The College of Family Physicians of Canada, 2012).

A sleep disorder is a concerning illness for parents of infants and toddlers. According to research, most sleep disorders emerge in the first years of life. A sleep disorder is determined when sleep patterns do not match the average number of nocturnal sleep, daytime sleep and duration of nocturnal awakenings. Characteristics of a sleep problem include sleep latency longer than 30 minutes, disturbances in nighttime awakenings, and need of parental presence when put to bed (E. Fazzi et al., 2006).

Due to diseases or old age, people sometimes lose control over their bladder. This problem is common with senior citizens who in severe conditions, even end up wetting their beds.

Urinary incontinence (UI) in women has detrimental effects on quality of life including physical, psychological and social well being. A lot of studies has been done and data is available to diagnose and manage urinary incontinence, however there is still limited quality information on predisposing factors and clinical practice guidelines on prophylaxis of urinary incontinence. This review article is designed to highlight predisposing factors and prophylactic measures taken to avoid urinary incontinence in women. The predominant predisposing factors of urinary incontinence are age, BMI, parity, pregnancy, perineal damage during childbirth, genetic predisposition, diabetes, constipation, smoking, alcohol consumption, intake of carbonated drinks,

Utilizing the toilet to pee or take a dump is practically incomprehensible for child. In any case, you can make it a propensity for your infant with the goal that they will do the right thing. In this manner, you need to practice them to utilize the toilet with a specific end goal to plant a decent propensity toward your infant.

Urinary incontinence is a common problem in women who have had children and in men who have had prostate surgery.

The most likely and most accessible place for users within the healthcare industry of our team’s product, a portable biodegradable potty, are hospitals and nursing homes. Given that our team is located in Buffalo, New York, institutions in that area are whom we are looking to target initially with a possible expansion to the rest of the state in the near future. According to the USNews Health website, there are 14 hospitals and 50 nursing homes in the Buffalo metropolitan area.17,18 Most nursing home residents struggle with bowel management and as a result, the nursing homes are expected to have a consistent and reliable need for a portable potty.19 In hospitals, the need for a portable potty is just as necessary. Many are rendered temporarily incapacitated after surgeries or surgical-like procedures. This set of people, the residents in the nursing homes and most of the patients in hospitals, are our intended end users.